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Ward Road

QLDUnclassified road0.8 km3 segments
2.4Sports
8.0Safety
0.8 kmTotal length
3Segments
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Ward Road is a 750 m road in Queensland, Australia. It scores 6.2/10 for 4WDs with straight corners and fair surface.

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Vehicle scores
2.4/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
5.3/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
4.0/10
EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly
6.2/10
4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability
2.6/10
VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 3 segments
Poor (<4)100%

Sports score IQR: 2.4 - 2.5

Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
5.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
3.3
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
7.0
Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.
Road classUnclassified road
8.0
Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.
Traffic
9.0
Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.
Elevation
5.5
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Road intel
Wet riskModerate
Average wet sensitivity across segments, based on surface, drainage, gradient and local rainfall.
Night riskPresent
Visibility at night across the road, weighted by lighting, tree canopy density and curves.
Wind exposureModerate
Average wind exposure across segments, based on measured wind speed, terrain and shelter. Relevant for motorcycles and caravans.
When is this road risky?
Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance

Wet road crashes

Crashes that occurred in wet conditions

0%

Night crashes

Crashes that occurred after dark

0%

Based on 24 years of crash records linked to road geometry. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024. Other states show aggregate counts only.

Road environment
Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators
Wet road exposure40%
Night driving risk40%
Wind exposure43%
Sun glare risk35%
Wildlife strike risk11%

Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.

Segments
Top 225 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#142402401Asphalt0.42 km8.68.58.4#142402230Asphalt0.50 km8.58.38.3#142402179Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.3#142725291Asphalt0.24 km8.38.28.2#142725280Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#142725282Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#142402123Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.1#142402396Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.1#142402203Asphalt0.50 km8.18.08.0#142725290Asphalt0.50 km8.17.98.0#142741658Asphalt0.36 km8.07.87.9#142741657Asphalt0.28 km7.97.77.8#142402207Asphalt0.50 km7.97.67.8#142402397Asphalt0.25 km7.87.57.7#142402226Asphalt0.50 km7.87.57.5#142402223Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.5#142402204Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.5#142402182Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.5#142402228Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.6#142402218Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.5#142402217Asphalt0.50 km7.67.37.4#142402225Asphalt0.50 km7.57.27.3#142402213Asphalt0.50 km7.47.17.3#142402100Asphalt0.50 km7.47.27.3#142402358Asphalt0.50 km7.47.37.1#142725286Asphalt0.50 km7.47.17.4#142402295Asphalt0.50 km7.47.17.3#142402356Asphalt0.50 km7.47.17.2#142402098Asphalt0.50 km7.47.17.2#142402212Asphalt0.50 km7.47.17.2#142402190Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.3#142725293Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.2#142402221Asphalt0.50 km7.26.97.1#142402194Asphalt0.50 km7.26.97.1#142402227Asphalt0.50 km7.26.97.1#142402103Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.2#142402101Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.2#142402180Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.0#142402183Asphalt0.25 km7.16.87.1#142402206Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.1#142402192Asphalt0.50 km7.06.66.9#142402134Asphalt0.50 km6.96.57.0#142402300Asphalt0.50 km6.86.66.6#142402122Asphalt0.50 km6.86.56.8#142402299Asphalt0.50 km6.86.56.8#142402220Asphalt0.50 km6.86.56.8#142402131Asphalt0.50 km6.86.56.9#142741656Asphalt0.36 km6.86.46.9#142725281Asphalt0.27 km6.86.46.9#142402117Asphalt0.50 km6.76.46.8#142402114Asphalt0.50 km6.76.46.8#142402120Asphalt0.49 km6.76.46.8#142402195Asphalt0.50 km6.76.46.7#142402231Asphalt0.50 km6.76.36.7#142402232Asphalt0.50 km6.76.36.7#142402229Asphalt0.50 km6.66.36.6#142402353Asphalt0.50 km6.66.36.6#142402354Asphalt0.50 km6.66.36.6#142402171Asphalt0.50 km6.66.26.6#142402224Asphalt0.50 km6.66.26.6#142402233Asphalt0.10 km6.66.26.9#142402400Asphalt0.05 km6.56.27.1#142402189Asphalt0.04 km6.56.27.1#142741626Asphalt0.02 km6.56.27.1#142402402Asphalt0.07 km6.56.27.1#142402301Asphalt0.15 km6.56.16.7#142402191Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.5#142725294Asphalt0.15 km6.46.06.5#142725287Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.4#142402294Asphalt0.21 km6.46.06.6#142402124Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.6#142741660Asphalt0.03 km6.46.06.8#142403074Asphalt0.05 km6.46.06.8#142402318Asphalt0.06 km6.46.06.8#142402102Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.5#142402216Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.4#142725288Asphalt0.28 km6.36.06.5#142402254Concrete0.06 km6.36.06.8#142741659Asphalt0.14 km6.35.96.5#142402297Asphalt0.42 km6.35.96.5#142402106Asphalt0.50 km6.35.96.5#142725284Asphalt0.50 km6.35.86.3#142402219Asphalt0.48 km6.25.86.3#142402113Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#142402394Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.3#142402115Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#142741652Asphalt0.07 km6.25.86.4#142402127Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#142402099Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.3#142402129Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#142402132Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#142402116Asphalt0.12 km6.25.86.4#142402109Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#142402111Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.4#142402108Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.4#142725283Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.4#142402135Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.4#142402205Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#142402118Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#142402133Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#142402359Asphalt0.01 km6.15.76.3#142402355Asphalt0.11 km6.15.76.3#142402121Asphalt0.12 km6.15.76.3#142402175Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#142402173Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#142402112Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#142402395Asphalt0.02 km6.15.76.3#142402107Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#142402209Asphalt0.24 km6.15.76.3#142402128Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#142402176Asphalt0.13 km6.15.76.3#142402172Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.2#142402357Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.2#142402200Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#142402138Asphalt0.05 km6.05.66.1#142402174Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#142402104Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#142402211Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#142402125Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402137Asphalt0.42 km6.05.56.1#142402197Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402193Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402126Asphalt0.34 km6.05.56.1#142402298Asphalt0.37 km6.05.56.1#142402201Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402214Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402215Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402208Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402199Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402222Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402105Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402196Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402181Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402296Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402398Asphalt0.07 km6.05.56.1#142402136Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142741645Asphalt0.11 km6.05.56.1#142402130Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402198Asphalt0.44 km6.05.56.1#142402119Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402110Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402202Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142725285Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#142402435Asphalt0.12 km6.05.56.1#142725289Concrete0.03 km5.95.66.1#142402178Concrete0.04 km5.95.56.1#142402187Concrete0.10 km5.95.56.1#142725292Concrete0.06 km5.95.56.1#142402139Asphalt0.29 km5.85.56.0#142326282Paved0.16 km4.54.34.9#142741632Unpaved0.50 km4.06.14.0#142651602Unpaved0.30 km4.06.14.0#142741646Unpaved0.50 km4.06.54.0#142741640Unpaved0.05 km4.04.64.0#142741633Unpaved0.50 km4.06.54.0#142651573Unpaved0.50 km4.05.54.0#142741629Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142402419Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142741648Unpaved0.50 km4.05.34.0#142402418Unpaved0.50 km4.04.44.0#142741641Unpaved0.22 km4.05.14.0#142402416Unpaved0.50 km4.04.84.0#142402413Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142402403Unpaved0.50 km4.06.34.0#142402436Unpaved0.50 km4.06.54.0#142402404Unpaved0.50 km4.04.64.0#142402409Unpaved0.50 km4.06.54.0#142403136Unpaved0.50 km4.05.84.0#142741643Unpaved0.08 km4.04.34.0#142741654Unpaved0.50 km4.06.04.0#142402407Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142741631Unpaved0.50 km4.06.54.0#142402411Unpaved0.50 km4.06.54.0#142402417Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142403137Unpaved0.09 km4.04.34.0#142741638Unpaved0.50 km4.05.94.0#142741649Unpaved0.50 km4.05.14.0#142402410Unpaved0.50 km4.04.64.0#142402441Unpaved0.50 km4.04.94.0#142402445Unpaved0.50 km4.06.54.0#142402438Unpaved0.50 km4.04.44.0#142402443Unpaved0.50 km4.05.94.0#142741630Unpaved0.50 km4.06.34.0#142741644Unpaved0.29 km4.05.84.0#142741647Unpaved0.50 km4.04.44.0#142741639Unpaved0.50 km4.05.24.0#142741650Unpaved0.50 km4.06.34.0#142741637Unpaved0.50 km4.04.64.0#142402414Unpaved0.50 km4.04.54.0#142402408Unpaved0.50 km4.04.54.0#142741653Unpaved0.50 km4.06.54.0#142402440Unpaved0.50 km4.06.04.0#142741627Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142402406Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142402412Unpaved0.50 km4.04.84.0#142741635Unpaved0.50 km4.04.84.0#142402446Unpaved0.11 km4.04.84.0#142741655Unpaved0.16 km4.04.34.0#142741642Unpaved0.30 km4.04.64.0#142651574Unpaved0.43 km4.04.64.0#142741628Unpaved0.50 km4.05.94.0#142402405Unpaved0.50 km4.05.04.0#142741651Unpaved0.06 km4.04.84.0#142402420Unpaved0.45 km4.06.14.0#142402437Unpaved0.50 km4.05.94.0#142402439Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142741636Unpaved0.50 km4.04.54.0#142741634Unpaved0.46 km4.04.84.0#142402444Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142402442Unpaved0.50 km4.04.34.0#142402415Unpaved0.41 km4.04.54.0#142169603-0.50 km3.35.35.8#142169604-0.48 km2.94.54.8#142169601-0.23 km2.84.55.1#142558719Wood0.01 km2.74.14.5#142169602-0.02 km2.64.14.8#142314638Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#142558721Gravel0.05 km2.44.74.0#142558718Fine_gravel0.16 km2.46.04.0#142557446Gravel0.50 km2.46.04.0#142558720Gravel0.55 km2.46.04.0#142314640Unpaved0.23 km2.46.04.0#142557448Gravel0.14 km2.46.04.0#142314639Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#142557447Gravel0.50 km2.46.04.0
API reference
Road aggregate data via the Contour API
GET/api/v1/roads/ward-road-qld-5Road aggregate - scores, stats, risk profile, activity, segment list
GET/api/v1/roads/search?q=Ward%20Road&state=QLDSearch roads by name

Councils & Government

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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ward Road?+

Ward Road is approximately 750 m long.

Is Ward Road good for motorcycles?+

It is passable. Ward Road scores 5.3/10 for motorcycles. Consider it a connector rather than a destination ride.

Can I drive Ward Road in a caravan?+

Not recommended. Ward Road scores 2.6/10 for caravans due to geometry, surface or gradient. Consider an alternative route if towing.

Is Ward Road suitable for a 4WD?+

Yes. Ward Road scores 6.2/10 for 4WDs, with the right mix of surface and terrain character to be worth the trip.

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Road data last updated: 24 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.

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